Rioters are criminals

Ferguson Community Continues To Demonstrate Over Police Shooting Death Of Michael Brown

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Police on Aug. 23 arrest a demonstrator who was protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

Police on Aug. 23 arrest a demonstrator who was protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. (Scott Olson, Getty Images)

Opinion: Rioters are criminals and should be arrested and punished

We are a nation of laws. If laws are violated, there are consequences. Civil disobedience, looting and rioting are strictly Third-World country conduct and have no place in America where the wronged have protected remedies. It is the reason millions swarm to our shores.

We are a free nation, free to protest and free to seek justice under the law. Rioters are criminals and should be arrested and punished even if it takes the entire Army in combat gear to do it.